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Unit 5 The power of nature ▲diagram n.图解；图表From the diagram, we can see clearly that the number of the students going abroad is growing every year. As is shown in the diagram, the number of the students going abroad is growing every year. ▲volcano n. (pl.-s/es)火山 ctive/dormant/extinct volcano活火山/休眠火山/死火山 volcanic adj.火山的 Have you considered how weak humans are compared with a volcano, hurricane or earthquake? volcanology n. 火山学 volcanologist n. 火山学家 ▲erupt vi.（指火山）爆发，突然发生The volcano can erupt at any time. eupt into laughter/shouting… 突然大笑/叫喊起来等 eruption n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发 The sudden volcanic eruption can even cause the disappearance of a whole village. ▲ash n.灰；灰末 Don’t leave the cigarette ash everywhere. ashes灰烬The town was reduced/burnt to ashes in the fighting. 被烧成灰烬 ▲alongside adv.在旁边A police car pulled up alongside me. Nick caught up with me and rode alongside. ▲equipment 【un】 设备 This is a new piece of equipment for the sports club. be equipped with… 装备，配备… be well/fully/poorly equipped装备好/差 equip sb. for sth.使某人有准备/使能够 ▲appoint vt.任命委派 They have appointed a new headmaster at my son’s school. They appointed him (as/to be) captain of the English team. the appointed time约定的时间 appoint sb to sth派到某处任职 appoint sb to do sth委派某人做某事 He has been appointed to investigate the case. appoint a time/a place for约定一个…的时间/地点 We must appoint a day to have a meeting/for a meeting. appointment n. have/make/fix an appointment with sb keep an appointment守约 by appointment按约定 ▲evaluate vt.评价The teacher evaluated the performance of each student. Our research attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs. evaluation n. 评价▲burn/be burnt to the ground= burn…to ashes全部烧毁 burn(…)down建筑物（被）烧毁 burn…out烧空 The house was burnt to the ground and 3 people were burnt to death. ▲wave n. 波浪；波涛vi. 波动；起伏；挥手 in waves（中间略有停顿的）一阵阵地 The pain swept over him in waves. The people on the bus waved and we waved back. wave sb through/on/away对某人挥手以示方向 A man in the water was shouting